the airínea United Airlines has confirmed the purchase of up to 50 aircraft of the Overture model of Boom to be theí an aerosolínea supersónica.
Sí, United look forá become an aerosolínea supersóunique and to this end it has sealed an important alliance with the manufacturer Boom Supersonic to initially acquire 15 aircraft overture, than flyíeven since 2029.
United Airlines announcedó the commercial agreement with the companyñía aeroespacial Boom Supersonic, based in Denver, to add aircraft to your global fleet, así as a cooperative sustainability initiative, a measure that facilitates a leap forward in the return of super speedsónick in aviationón.
Sayún the tséterms of the agreement, once Overture meets stringent security requirements, operationón and sustainability of United, the airídon't buyá 15 of passenger planes “Overture” the tree, with an opción to buy 35 additional aircraft.
Companies workán together to meet those requirements before delivery. Once you areé in operation, Overture is expected to be the first avión largest commercial to have zero carbon emissions from day oneía, optimized to run on fuel aviationón 100% sustainable (PURE).
El Overture isá scheduled to begin certificationón and 2025, fly in 2026 and is expected to carry passengers for 2029. United and Boom tooén workátogether to speed up productionón of increased SAF supplies.
Capable of flying at March speeds 1.7, twice the speed of passenger planes más rácurrent requests, Overture can connect más de 500 destinations in almost half the time. Among the many potential future routes for United are Newark to London in just three and a half hours, Newark to Frankfurt in four hours and San Francisco to Tokyo in just six hours.
Overture también says to himselfñará con característatic as in-seat entertainment screens, ample personal space and technologyíto contactless.
Overture's order book including purchases and options, It amounts to 70 planes, y Boom isá working with Force Aéarea of the USA for Overture Government Applications. XB-1, I saw oneódemonstration noón, launched in 2020, and its zero carbon flight test program isá on going. The compañía isá backed by world-class investors, incluidos Bessemer Venture Partners, Prime Movers Lab, Emerson Collective y American Express Ventures.
